NGC 4091
| NGC 4091 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 05m 40.1s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 33′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025638[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7686 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 360 Mly (109 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[2] |
| Size | ~146,400 ly (44.89 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.25[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07083, PGC 038308, MCG +04-29-019[1] | |
NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy[3][4] located 360 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864.[6] NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[7][8][9] and is a LINER galaxy.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4091. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 4091. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4091". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
- ^ "NGC 4091". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4091 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4091 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
